Rechenka's Eggs

An injured goose rescued by Babushka,
having broken the painted eggs intended for the Easter Festival
in Moscva, lays thirteen marvelously colored eggs to replace them...

Long Synopsis:

From the book Jacket:
Old Babushka, known throughout all of Moskva for her beautifully painted eggs, is preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival when she takes in an injured goose. She names the goose Rechenka, and they live happily together until one day when Rechenka accidentally overturns a basket, breaking all of Babushka's lovingly crafted eggs.
But the next morning Babushka has a surprise awaiting her in the basket. She cries: "A miracle!" It is one of many in this charmingly told tale of friendship and caring.
With vibrant, full-color illustrations, Patricia Polacco has joyously re-created the flavor of Old Moscow and its festivals. The eggs, stunningly colored and intricately designed, are authentic reproductions of eggs painted in the Ukrainian style. Rechenka's Eggs is a timeless story of classic beauty.
Patricia Polacco, having grown up in a family of artists and storytellers, feels "fortunate to be doing something I truly love." Her education is global, ranging from California to Australia. Beginning at Laney College in her home town of Oakland, she went on to receive both a bachelor's and master's degree in fine art at Monash University in Melbourne. Ultimately she earned a Ph.D. at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, where she studied Russian and Greek iconographie history.
When not writing or illustrating for magazines, Ms. Polacco can be found running, sculpting, or painting Ukrainian eggs, such as the ones in Rechenkas Eggs. Her interest in these eggs stems from her family origins in the Ukraine and the Georgian provinces in Russia.
Ms. Polacco, mother of two children, Traci and Steven, still lives in Oakland, California.